Zacharie Séry Bailly, or
Séry Bailly, is an Ivorian academic, politician and short-story writer, born in
Abidjan,
Ivory Coast on 13 March 1948. Chairperson of Harris Memel-Fotê-Jean Jaurès Fondation in Abidjan, he is also vice-chairman of the Academy of sciences, arts, cultures of Africa and the African diaspora (ASCAD).